{"id":35290,"date":"2022-01-27T04:00:54","date_gmt":"2022-01-26T23:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/?p=35290"},"modified":"2022-01-27T02:21:59","modified_gmt":"2022-01-26T21:21:59","slug":"india-captain-rohit-back-for-white-ball-series-against-windies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/latest-sports-news\/india-captain-rohit-back-for-white-ball-series-against-windies\/","title":{"rendered":"India captain Rohit back for white-ball series against Windies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>New Delhi, Jan 26 (AFP\/APP):Rohit Sharma will return to lead India in the upcoming limited-overs series against West Indies after recovering from his hamstring injury, as the country&#8217;s cricket board named the squad on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Rohit, who was recently appointed white-ball captain, missed the team&#8217;s tour of South Africa and KL Rahul stood in as captain in the three one-day matches which the tourists lost.<\/p>\n<p>India announced 18-man squads for three ODI and three T20I matches starting February 6, with the first 50-over game in Ahmedabad.<\/p>\n<p>Vice-captain Rahul will join the team from the second ODI while fast bowlers Mohammed Shami and Jasprit Bumrah have been rested.<\/p>\n<p>Ravindra Jadeja will miss the series as he is undergoing the final stage of recovery from his knee injury, the BCCI said.<\/p>\n<p>Left-arm wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav returns to the ODI squad after last playing for the national team in July last year.<\/p>\n<p>Recently the BCCI revised the venues for the series, hosting the ODI games in Ahmedabad on February 6, 9 and 11. 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